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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 19U
Western Pennsylvania Chapter of
Wurlitzer Adding
NAMM Formed in Pittsburgh May 26th 35,000 Sq. Ft.
On Monday- May 26th, dealers of West-
ern Pennsylvania met at the Hotel Perm
in Pittsburgh, Pa. and formed the Western
Pennsylvania chapter of the National As-
sociation of Music Merchants. Chauncey
D. Bond of the Weaver Piano Co., York,
Pa. acted as temporary chairman and the
dealers were addressed by Ray S. Erland-
son, general manager of the retail division
of the Rudolph Wurlizer Co., who told of
the work of the Ohio Association as •well
as the fair trade legislation of various
states.
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After it was unanimously voted to form
the chapter the following officers were
elected: W. E. Pettey of the Petty Music
Co., Pittsburgh, chairman, H. C. Trader,
Butler, Pa., vice-chairman, Walter E. Volk-
wein, Volkwein Bros., Pittsburgh, secre-
tary and C. H. Fleming of W. E. Pettey
Music Co., treasurer. The by-laws were
then adopted and it was decided to hold
monthly meetings, the first of which was
held on June 2nd.
Among those present were:
C. D. Bond, Weaver Piano Co., York,
Pa.; Ray S. Erlandson, Rudolph Wurlitzer
Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Walter E. Volkwein
and Walter R. Vogel, Volkwein Bros., Inc.;
V. E. Parker, Winter Co. of Erie, Erie, Pa.;
John E. Cooper, Cooper Bros., New Kens-
ington, Pa.; Harvey C. Trader, Butler Pa.
W. N. Cooper, C. R. Copper, Cooper Bros.,
New Kensington, Pa. Chas. B. Jacobs, H.
A. Becker, Becker Music House, N. S.,
Pittsburgh Pa.; C. H. Fleming, W. E. Pettey,
W. E. Pettey Music Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.;
Geo. E. Baldwin. W. F. Hammond Music
Store, Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Louis J. Pan-
ella, Louis J. Panella, Pittsburgh, Pa.; M.
Fischman, Kauffman Dept Store, Pitts-
burgh. Pa. Elizabeth Fleming, Fleming
Music Store, New Castle, Pa.; J. T. Kushon,
Greensburg Piano Co., Greensburg, Pa.
and A. C. Beer Beer's Music House, Clear-
field, Pa.
This is the fourth Chapter to be formed.
The others include the Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, Baltimore and Mid-South Chapters.
Work has been started on a new 35,000
square foot addition to the Wurlitzer fac-
tory at De Kalb, Illinois. This is the fifth
addition for the De Kalb Division of Wur-
litzer to be built during the last six years.
The extra floor space will relieve conges-
tion by connecting two wings of the pres-
ent building, allowing piano construction
operations to move in a continuous line
planned in accordance with the latest and
most efficient ideas on manufacturing lay-
Mrs. George W. Allen Passes
Mrs. Lucinda Watkins Allen, wife of out. Many square feet of floor space will
George W. Allen popular southern repre- be allotted to tuning and seasoning rooms,
sentative of the Aeolian American Corp. thus permitting a manufacturing schedule
passed away after an illness of about six which will tend to even off the peak in
months on May 29th at the Con-Knoll- production and provide more constant em-
Lea hospital, Lakemont, N. Y. Mrs. Allen ployment of the regular and trained Wur-
is survived by her husband and a son litzer craftsmen.
Maynard Allen a salesman in the New York
Cyril Farny, vice-president and manager
headquarters of the Lester Piano Co. In- of the De Kalb Division, says, "The in-
terment will take place at Stony Creek, creased factory space which will shortly
Conn, where the Aliens have made their become available to Wurlitzer at De Kalb
home for many years.
will aid very materially in improving the
quality of our pianos, and at the same
Visitors at Kranich
of Kranich & Bach, New York were Mr. aiming to increase our output to any ap-
and Mrs. E. A. Woodman of Lakewood, preciable extent, but our aim is almost
Ohio. Mr. Woodman reported a steadily entirely to maintain production schedules
increasing business in his territory. The as evenly as possible throughout the year.
Kranich & Bach plant has been working The best way this can be done is to have
adequate storage facilities for finished and
to capacity since the first of the year:
semi-finished
pianos. Our present build-
Kranich & Bach are furnishing their
ing
program
adequately
meets these re-
dealers with a testimonial from Oscar
Strauss, eminent composer, printed in two quirements, and we are sure that a very
colors and attractively framed for hang- important corollary will be a marked im-
ing on the wall or prepared in easel form provement in that element of piano quality
for counter or window display. It is a which can be achieved only through the
reprint made from the front cover of the seasoning of a piano after it has been
completed."
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Revised "Modern
Organ Pieces"
A revised edition of "Modern Organ
Pieces." containing forty-one com-
positions arranged for organ with special
registration for Hammond Organ pre-
pared by Virginia Carrington Thomas, has
been published by D. Appleton-Century
Co., New York. As No. 29 in this publish-
er's "Whole World" series, the collection
includes pieces of varied character which
should prove useful to organists for
church, concert or home playing. With
few exceptions these numbers have not
been available before with Hammond
registration.
"Modern Organ Pieces," which may be
considered as a companion volume to
"Familiar Organ Classics" published by
Appleton-Century last year, contains
works by Brahms, Debussy, Elgar,
Franck, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Sibelius,
Stravinsky, Wagner, Widor, and thirty-
six other noted composers.